Rajinikanth, who is back from the Himalayas, answered a few questions regarding politics, including the Cauvery issue and the strike called by the Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council.
The TFPC went on an indefinite strike from March 16 in protest against the Visual Print Fee (VPF) charged by the Digital Service Providers as a result of which film shooting and events have stopped and no new Tamil films are releasing.
“It would be better if the issues are resolved and everyone can get back to work; I’m not for labour strike,” said Rajinikanth after his return to Chennai. On his spiritual journey, he said, “There’s God behind me, not the BJP.”
Meanwhile, the TFPC president and actor Vishal told The Times of India that he doesn’t count this as a complete shutdown or a strike, he called it a “revamp”.
“In every industry, when you invest in something, you get back something. In Tamil cinema, especially in the post-GST scenario, we need to make some necessary corrections,” he said.
#TFPC President @VishalKOfficial ‘s Condition to Theaters to end the strike..
– Buy your own Digital Projectors
– Or We will provide u with an E-Cinema Projector from a #TFPC Preferred #DSP Vendor (This Vendor charges 50% of the current VPF)
This is to reduce or eliminate VPF
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) March 19, 2018
#TFPC President @VishalKOfficial ‘s Condition #2 to Theaters to end the strike..
– Computerisation of Ticketing..
A D V E R T I S E M E N T– Provide DCR (Daily Collection Report) for each show to distributor before the beginning of the next show..
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) March 19, 2018
On the VPF, he said, “The agreement with the new companies is that we have to pay only Rs 12,000 as VPF for only three years. They are ready to go with a sunset clause (doing away with the VPF after a few years) as well,” said the actor.
In a press meet earlier, he had declared that the TFPC will “fight until we get what we deserve”.
